Headlines- Kurdish troops reported that a coalition led by the United States shot down multiple drones over Erbil, the capital of the northern Kurdistan region of Iraq, on Wednesday.
- The potential sale of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems and related equipment to Saudi Arabia for an estimated $1.96 billion was approved by the US State Department on Wednesday.
- In protest of this week's ban on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran's foreign ministry summoned Britain's ambassador to Tehran on Wednesday, vowing that the move would "not go unanswered".
- U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement on Wednesday that a U.S. aircraft fired on an oil tanker that "attempted to violate the U.S. blockade" on Iranian ports.
- US President Donald Trump stated that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps cannot be negotiated with and that the United States might have to eliminate it.
Tag: United Nations
2026 Review Conference of Parties to...
Participants attend the Main Committee II of the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (27 April – 22 May 2026) at UN headquarters.
President of UN Security Council Briefs...
Fu Cong, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations and President of the UN Security Council for the month of May, briefs reporters on the programme of work for the month.
UN Security Council Extends Mandate of...
Sabino Edward Nyawella Amaikwey, Deputy Permanent Representative of South Sudan to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Sudan and South Sudan.
Executive Secretary of Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty...
Robert Floyd, Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) on the Elev nth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
UN Secretary-General Meets with Federal Minister...
Reporters and photographers attend the meeting between United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and Johann Wadephul, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic.
UN Security Council Meets on Safety...
A view of the United Nations Security Council high-level debate on the safety of global waterways, amid growing concerns over threats to shipping and freedom of navigation. UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the high seas must be a ” zone of peace and cooperation, not confirmation and coercion.
UN Permanent Representative of Syria Briefs...
Ibrahim Olabi, Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations, briefs on the situation in the country.
UN Secretary-General Meets with Prime Minister...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (right) meets with Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, Prime Minister of the Republic of Haïti.
Informal Dialogue with Candidate for Position...
An Informal Dialogue with the candidates for the position of the next United Nations Secretary-General is held at UN Headquarters.Macky Sall from Senegal, candidate for the position of the next Secretary-General speaks during the informal dialogue.
President of UN Security Council Makes...
Jamal Fares Alrowaiei, Permanent Representative of Bahrain to the United Nations and President of the United Nations Security Council for the month of April, briefs reporters on Lebanon.